HOYER'S HEALTH: Coach Bill O'Brien said he didn't have more details on Hoyer's injury after the game, but that it looked like he had a concussion. The injury is more concerning because he already missed a game this season after a concussion on Nov. 16. Hoyer was 11 of 22 for 155 yards.
Brady threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns and the Patriots snapped a two-game skid and clinched a playoff berth with a 27-6 win over the Houston Texans.
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WATT'S HAND: Watt played despite breaking his left hand in practice on Wednesday. The star defensive end wore a cast that enclosed his fingers in a club-like ball.
"Those guys did a good job; they really did," he said. "We played a lot of different people,Fjallraven Kanken Saldi, as we have been doing in the front, and our linebackers did a good job."
GRONKOWSKI'S RETURN: Gronkowski had four receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown in his return after missing last week's game with a knee injury. He said it was difficult to sit out last week,China Jerseys, but that he wanted to make sure and not rush back too soon.
Hoyer was sacked five times and left the game to be evaluated for a concussion with about 9 minutes remaining,Andrew Benintendi Jersey.
Coach Bill Belichick was impressed with the work of the front seven on his defense.
"You want to be out there playing football and making plays and at the same time you just have to be smart about it, which we were," he said. "The organization, myself just rehabbing really hard and everything checked out, everything felt good, so I was good to go."

HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady made sure the New England Patriots got off to a fast start on Sunday night, and when the offense stalled after halftime the defense did the rest.
"It's something we know," J.J. Watt said. "It's part of our history. It's something we need to change."
"It poses some problems, but it wasn't that bad," Watt said. "There were times where it was painful, but that's football,Football Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, you know? People play with pain all the time."
If he can't go, the Texans will look to Yates, who started the last time Hoyer was out and led them to a win.
"The defense the last four or five weeks has been incredible," Brady said. "So it's good when they are on the field ... they just did a great job."
The Patriots didn't move the ball as well in the second half, but the defense harassed Brian Hoyer into multiple mistakes. Jabaal Sheard had strip sacks on Hoyer twice after halftime. The Patriots recovered the second one early in the fourth, and James White made it 27-6 with a 2-yard run three plays later.
The Patriots (11-2) moved ahead of the Denver Broncos and the Cincinnati Bengals in the race for the top AFC playoff seed and can clinch the AFC East with a win, or one loss or tie by the New York Jets. New England hasn't lost three straight games since 2002.
NEW ENGLAND'S SUCCESS: The Patriots have clinched a playoff spot for the 17th time in the 22 years that Robert Kraft has owned the team. They lead the NFL in postseason appearances in that span. It's the seventh straight season they've qualified for the playoffs and the sixth year in a row that they've won at least 11 games. They've been particularly good in the month of December, where they're 53-9 since 2001, which is the NFL's best record in that span.
STILL IN IT: Despite losing two in a row the Texans remain tied with the Colts for first place in the AFC South. They have a big game next week when they travel to Indianapolis, where they are 0-13.
New England finished with six sacks after also taking down backup T.J,Seahawks Jersey Sale Cheap. Yates after Hoyer was injured.
Brady threw TD passes to Keshawn Martin and Rob Gronkowski in the first half to help New England build a 17-6 lead.
The Texans (6-7) recovered a fumble and forced two punts by the Patriots in the third quarter, but weren't able to take advantage of any of those opportunities and entered the fourth quarter trailing 20-6.